mexiletine
Definition
- Noun:
- An antiarrhythmic medication: Mexiletine is a pharmaceutical drug used to treat certain types of serious, irregular heartbeats, specifically ventricular arrhythmias. It works by stabilizing the heart's electrical activity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The cardiologist prescribed mexiletine to manage the patient's ventricular tachycardia.
- A common side effect of mexiletine is gastrointestinal discomfort.
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, pharmaceutical, and cardiology contexts. It is often discussed in relation to its mechanism, efficacy, and side effect profile compared to other antiarrhythmic agents.
- The study compared the long-term efficacy of mexiletine versus amiodarone.
Variants and Related Words
- Mexitil: (noun) The former brand name under which mexiletine was commonly marketed.
- Mexitil was a widely recognized trade name for mexiletine.
Synonyms
- Antiarrhythmic agent: A general term for drugs that correct or prevent cardiac arrhythmias.
- Class IB antiarrhythmic: A more specific classification within cardiology for drugs with a similar mechanism of action to mexiletine.
Noun
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antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
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